Table of Contents

1. Introduction, Swen W. Arndt and Henryk Kierzkowski2. A Framework for Fragmentation, Ronald W. Jones and Henryk Kierzkowski3. Fragmentation Across Cones, Alan V. Deardorff4. A Communication Based Model of Global Production Fragmentation, Richard G. Harris5. Offshore Sourcing and Intra-Product Specialization in Preference Areas, Swen W. Arndt6. Some Causes and Consequences of Fragmentation, Victoria Curzon Price7. Just How Big is Global Production Sharing?, Alexander J. Yeats8. Globalization and Fragmentation: Evidence for the Electronics Industry in Ireland, Frances Ruane and Holger Görg9. Foreign Direct Investment and International Fragmentation in Production, Leonard K. Cheng, Larry D. Qiu, and Guofu Tan10. Will Italy Survive Globalization?, Alberto Petrucci and Beniamino Quintieri11. International Subcontracting in the Textile and Clothing Industry, Giovanni Graziani12. Joining the Global Economy: Experience and Prospects of the Transition Economies, Henryk Kierzkowski